City of Gold

"I have read the legends of a city of gold... Could such a place truly exist in this world?" —Passionate Reader

City of Gold is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Passionate Reader in the library in Atlasdam Palace Gate in Atlasdam.

Passionate Reader Atlasdam Palace Gate Location — Passionate Reader, Atlasdam Palace Gate

Resolution[]

The side story may be resolved using one of two methods:

Inquire / Scrutinize[]

Travel to Marsalim. Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize path action to glean the knowledge City of Gold from the Scholarly Youth (

Min Lvl: 40 /

Base Rate: 60% ) at the top of the east staircase off the main plaza.

The tale ends once City of Gold is shared with the Passionate Reader.

"Intrigued by the utopian city of gold, the youth continued reading as much as possible of the romantic legend."

Guide / Allure[]

Travel to West Grandport Coast. Successfully use the Guide or Allure path action on the Best-selling Author (

Min Lvl: 15 /

Base: 35% ) along the path to the northwest.

The tale ends once the Best-selling Author is brought to the Passionate Reader.

"Moved deeply by the tragic tale of the City of Gold as told by the author, the bookworm resolved to devour yet more ancient tales."

Trivia[]

Know-it-all's Father offers a hint for the Inquire/Scrutinize path for the side story, nothing that his son, a scholar, mutters "about a city made of gold."
Know-it-all's Father, Marsalim

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Frostlands:	Sir Miles, Servant of the Flame (I/II/III) • The Innocent Inmate • The Slumbering Giant • Lianna and Eliza* • Let There Be Warmth • Setting Out • Arianna Again (I/II)* • Here Be Dragons • Heirloom of a High House • Ogen's Epilogue*
Flatlands:	Theracio's Tutelage (I/II/III) • The Prodigious Painting • Fit for a King • City of Gold • Zeph and Mercedes (II)* • In Search of Father (I)† • The Gravekeeper's Grief • The Price of Vengeance • Mikk and Makk Make Good* • Scaredy Sheep • Tilting at Windmills
Coastlands:	Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (I/II/III) • Love Unrequited • Princess Mary, Redux* • In Search of Father (II)† • Left Behind • The Merchant's Path • Scourge of the Seas • An Exotic Aroma • The Diarist's Desire* • Keeping Up with the Wyndhams*
Highlands:	Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (I/II/III) • Never Forget • Fertile Fields • Lost in Translation • A Royal Secret • Up to No Good • Russell's Repentance* • Star of the Stage • Performance Art • At Journey's End†
Sunlands:	Ria, Born to Roam (I/II/III) • Her Time to Shine • The Bouncer • The Adventures of Ali* • In Search of Sweets • Shadow over the Sands • Back with Bale* • The Prisoner's Plea • In Search of the Unknown • King Khalim's Conundrum*
Riverlands:	Meryl, Lost then Found (I/II/III) • For Want of Fish • A Sweet Reunion • Zeph and Mercedes (I)* • Daughter of the Dark God (II)† • The Worrywart • The Pilgrims' Plight • A Corpse with No Name • The Hidden Hoard • The Adventuring Life • Friends Again* • Hello Again, Harald*
Cliftlands:	Daughter of the Dark God (I)† • Kaia, Mother of Dragons (I/II/III) • The Bandits' Code • Sparks of Revolution • Heathcote's High Jinks* • A Miner Dilemma • The Weaver's Predicament • Revello and Odette* • On the Precipice • The Wayward Son
Woodlands:	Ashlan the Beastmaster (I/II/III) • Rite of Passage • Way Through the Woods • Alphas and the Impresario† • Arena Aspirations • A Promising Venture • Into Thin Air • Again with Alaic* • A Cub with No Name • Looting Grave Robber
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